Review: Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1

Being a fan of the horror genre and comics in general I am always on the lookout for new horror comics to check out. This one came up as a recommendation on an app that I read some comics on, and I will admit I was intrigued. Also seeing that a writer I have enjoyed reading was the writer for this series also convinced me to want to read this. I was already familiar with Tynion's work on Batman for DC comics.

This series kind of reminds me of the Netflix Stranger Things series, as it's about a couple of "kids" seeking out monsters in the woods. The story starts with a group of boys playing truth or dare and one of the boys mentions that he saw a monster. Of course, his friends think he is making this up. Only kids can see the monsters.

It also has a bad-ass female lead named Erica Slaughter. Not only is she bad-ass but she is a part of a secret monster hunter society. She goes from town to town cleaning up the spread of monsters before they can get out of hand.

The scene where she goes shopping for supplies reminded me of Ash of Evil Dead fame buying his power tools. You know she means business and gore and mayhem will happen. She recruits the survivor from town to show her where the monster can be found. But I will not spoil this for you you have to read it for yourself.

This was a fun and action-packed story one in which I will definitely have to keep up with. I rated this 4 out of 5 stars on Goodreads, and recommend this to any horror fans. Or fans of Stranger Things. I do suggest reading this in physical format as the ebook was somewhat problematic with the splash pages. But the art was great and really made the story more enjoyable. This will be available on May 26,2020. Get your copy down below -

Stranger Things Season 1 Review

Lately, it seems that people are obsessed with things from the '80's. SO it's not really surprising to see a show with this theme. If you have not heard of this series yet....I would be surprised if you had not as everyone seems to be talking about it.
Every episode starts out with a scene where something happens to get you interested in seeing more, and then the title scene which kinda reminds me of some old '80's movies such as Stephen King's Cat's Eye or Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. There is even some toned down coloring to the logo and the eerie music really enforces this classic horror movie feel.

So the first episode starts out with the introduction of Will and his friends playing D&D. Immediately we get a liking to these kids because "hey that was us". Will rides home afterward and is approached by something we never quite see until much later in the series. After the title scene, we learn that he has disappeared.

The disappearance of Will and the mystery of just what it was is the main part of this show. Almost as a replacement, another character soon appears as a girl named "Eleven".  She is just as mysterious as the creature that has abducted Will. I will say no more about this series so as not to spoil it if you have not seen it.

This is definitely one of those shows that will have you hooked and I will admit that I watched all 8 episodes in 2 days. I was very impressed with this series, and the acting of Winona Ryder, although one of my friends was annoyed by her and thought someone else would have made the role better. I think she did a very good job of portraying a distraught mother who would do anything to get him back. The friendship between the boys as they imagine this to be like one of their D&D adventures to rescue their friend also made this quite enjoyable. I rated this 5 out of 5 stars, and cannot wait to see the second season. I do hope that any further seasons of this series will not disappoint.